Readers React: Armed guards at houses of worship impractical

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First lady Melania Trump, accompanied by President Donald Trump and Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers (right), puts down a white flower Oct. 30 at a memorial for those killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

First lady Melania Trump, accompanied by President Donald Trump and Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers (right), puts down a white flower Oct. 30 at a memorial for those killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. (Andrew Harnik / AP)

In the aftermath of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, President Trump has come up with the a brilliant suggestion: have an armed guard present during worship.

Let’s expand this idea. Maybe armed guards should be present at all places of religious worship — Catholic, Protestant, Muslim or whatever faith joins together for prayer. Problem solved.

What should happen if one armed guard is easily subdued by a gun-toting maniac?

Hire more armed guards for protection seems to be the answer, if we believe in Trump’s rhetoric.

The problem is not going away; it is only increasing in an ever-more deadly fashion.

This is not surprising since the man in the Oval Office has done nothing toward gun control, even after his promise following the Parkland, Fla., incident.

Guess he places a higher value on the millions and millions in National Rifle Association donations than protecting American lives.

Charles Schulter

Upper Macungie Township

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